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Union County is gearing up for summer events and with that comes an influx of visitors to the area. The county’s Convention and Visitor’s Bureau Director Karen Eylon said it’s their job to attract tho...

Festivities for the PGA’s Memorial Tournament have been ongoing through this week in Dublin with the actual tournament starting Thursday at Muirfield Village Golf Club. Above, Adam Scott, of Australia...

On May 2, 23-year-old Aaron Bravo died in the Memorial Hospital Emergency Department. About 4 p.m. that day, his roommate had found him unresponsive in the living room of his West Fourth Street home. ...

Jerome Township residents will vote in November as to whether the township should adopt a form of government that gives it more authority over everything from roads to police protection to water and s...

Firefighters work to put out a fire on Edgewood Drive in Richwood early Tuesday morning. Officials said flames were already through the roof when emergency personnel arrived on scene just after 4 a.m....

Fantastic weather Monday brought large crowds to Memorial Day events throughout the county. Above, a young girl sits on a curb on West Fifth Street holding flags as the Marysville Memorial Day Parade ...

After approving three tax incentives in the Fairbanks and Dublin City Schools districts, the Jerome Township Trustees spent the rest of a special meeting refuting comments made by the Union County Com...

One person died at the scene of this one-vehicle crash on Fulton Creek Road in Claibourne Township. The driver was declared dead at the scene. A passenger was flown to the Ohio State University Wexner...

A former nurse is in trouble again after allegedly stealing drugs from a patient. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Amy M. Jolliff, 45, of 409 Terrace Drive, charging her with one count each of...

“A very solid first third of the year.” That’s how City Manager Terry Emery described the first four months of the city’s finances. “Going into the year, there were some unknowns,” Emery said. “Gettin...

Beautiful weather greeted hundreds of local residents who viewed the Marysville Memorial Day Parade and the following remembrance ceremony at Oakdale Cemetery Monday. Above, U.S. Marine Corps Vietnam ...

Family members of Nathan Hewitt are pictured at his memorial service at Living Hope Church in Marysville. SPC Hewitt died in 2022 at 32 years old following injuries experienced in combat during his se...

The Kozlik family has enjoyed living next to the historic Amrine Cemetery and helping to honor those buried there. Long before the family moved into the home, they knew of the cemetery through son, Ka...

Marysville is planning observances for Memorial Day on Monday. At 8:15 a.m., in Schwartzkopf Park, there will be a wreath ceremony honoring those lost at sea. There will be a parade at 9 a.m., beginni...

Union County officials have agreed to their part in tax agreements between several area school districts. At a special meeting of the commissioners Tuesday night at 9 p.m., the board agreed to deals b...

The rendering by Andrew Circle Architects pictured above shows the design for the Clock Tower building at 101 S. Chillicothe St. in Plain City. Council recently upheld a decision by the Design Review ...

The City of Marysville has agreed to lease the Heritage Cooperative site, 324 N. Main St., and city's former water plant, 409 N. Main St., to Columbus-based Connect Reality. The company specializes in...

Fairbanks officials have decided to enter into a tax agreement with Union County – a decisive decision in the ongoing uncertainty between the county and Jerome Township. At a special meeting on Monday...

Commencement ceremonies were held Saturday night in the football stadium for the 469 members of the Marysville graduating class of 2023. Cool temperatures and clear skies made an ideal setting for the...

A Milford Center man is dead following a two-vehicle crash Monday in Allen Township. Lofty A. Hanna, 77, of Milford Center, died this morning at Memorial Hospital, in Marysville, as a result of injuri...

A man delivering supplies for a contractor at the Ohio Reformatory for Women could be facing prison time himself after allegedly bringing a gun into the prison. The Union County Grand Jury has indicte...

Many people know Luke Sundermeier as Marysville High School’s head coach for cross-country and track and field. His most important career duties, however, are as a classroom teacher. Sundermeier teach...

The Union County Health Department is supporting a statewide campaign to encourage local residents to buckle up. UCHD’s Safe Communities program is gearing up to support the State of Ohio’s Click It O...

Partners Park was full as residents advantage of the beautiful weather Friday and attended Marysville’s first Friday Nights Uptown event of the season. The event offered food, music, vendors, children...

The Union County Health Department is looking for volunteers to help with Safety Town to be held on June 12-15 in Marysville. Volunteers receive a $100 stipend and an official Safety Town t-shirt. “Sa...

-- -- -- Editor’s note: The following information is supplied by the Fairbanks School District. ––– The Fairbanks School District has announced its valedictorian, salutatorians and scholarship winners...

Marysville hosted the season’s first Friday Nights Uptown event with games, vendors, food and music by the Direct Energy band. Above, Steve Springer, the band’s brass instrumentalist, tunes his trombo...

Tears shed for TRI Academy, a Marysville levy loss casualty, were still fresh on the lectern Thursday night while a presentation tipping possible future cuts waited in the cue. Parents, educators and ...

A local man has been one of the first charged under Ohio’s new strangulation law, a law Union County Prosecutor Dave Phillips was instrumental in getting passed. The Union County Grand Jury has indict...

As tension continues between Union County and Jerome Township, county officials are considering the response to an action filed against Treasurer Andrew Smarra. County commissioners, Smarra and Assist...